The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-04-21
@There are len large iron furnaces in OPP
GRAFTON at Birmingham, Ala, and Twelve
.,., II onnrco Of construction.


trict of Columbia, died last Sunday. He
recently resigned from the bench, on fuli
pay,
Mr.. Robert Hall Smith, Jr.. of Hartford
county. Md, and Miss Margaret BALDWIN
Clark, daughter Of Judge VIM. 5. Clark OF
Winchester. were married yesterday.
The majority against the prohibition
amendment in Michigan. according to The
official canvass. is. close to 800. The Re
publican plurality on the state ticket VIII
approach $1,000.
Gen. Danl E. Sickles, the hero of Gettys- |
burg. and who, while q member OF Con-
gress. killed Key, in Washington, for be-
trayipg his wife, has just fallen heir TO
ST GOO 600. He lost leg at Gettysburg.
Major John E. Blaine, paymaster in the
army. and brother of Hon. James U.
Blaine, is lying at the point of death atthe
u. S. Army and Navy Hospital, Arkansas.
His condition is so precarious that there Is
no hope of his recovery.
Hon. j. r.. Tucker informs the AleXan-
dria Gazette that the statement that he H.
tended to remove to Washington is incor-
rect. His home is in Lexington, where
1t will continue to be, although be VIII
practice his profession i'll Washington wien
called upon to take legal cases.
The examiners of the University of Viz
GINA are to be at Alexandria the last three
days of April when they will examine, at
st. Johns Academy, all applicants Tor
scholarships in the University Geo. L,
O,Toole. son of Mrs. Kate O'Toole. for
merry of Staunton, now OF Washington.
has entered for examination.
Mr.. Junius F. Maupin. who fer num-
Der of years has been faithful and ELL
ciei.t employee of the government printing
office at Washington. has been removed,
because he is Republican. Or TINS lat
ter there is no doubt. but not more pro
nounced than we're Democrats who he'd
similar positions under Republican, admin
istrations.
Andrew Carnage, the iron millionaire,
of Putsburg and Miss Whitfield, OF New
York, will he married to morrow, and will
sail on Saturday for southampton, Eng
land, going through to the South OF Italy,
and thence to his estates in Scotland, OF
whic h country Mr.. Carnage is native.
He is about so years of age aild the lady
about Is, and wealthy.
Judge Mcconnell, of Tennessee, who
has been appointed Chief Justice OF Mon
tana Territory, is Tennessee prohibition
ist and debt payer. lie had served two
terms as Circuit Judge in his state, elect
ed as a prohibit ionist and in favor OF pay
ing The whole debt of the State. Daring
his service on the bench. his influence hat
the effect to close up every saloon in hi
district.
The President has appointed Gen A. Il
LaWton of Georgia, to be United Stale
Minister to Austria. Gen. LAYTON, il
1885. YVES appointed Minister TO Russia
but resting under political disabilities. h
could not accept until they were removed
A bill to that effect was passed in Con
gress last winter and signed By the Presi
dent. Now lie is designated for the NOR
agreeable position of ministsr TO Austria
Hungary.
The Wytheville Enterprise says: " MI
Geo.T. Mills VINO has the contract for build
ing the Reed Island branch OF the Crippl
Greek extension, and is jdst abont com
pleting the same, received word a few Gay
since from the authorities Of the Norfol
and Western railroad TO sharpen his tools
for the extension of The Cripple Creek en-
tension to Ivanhoe Furnace. This slgnlt
Of a +, together with the recent pul
chases made by the New River Miners
Company, gives Us almost certain assurano
of the long expected railroad.
Complaints come from all parts of I'll
country against the Interstate Commert
law. A statement comes from Caiforn.
to the effect that i. will kill the raisin IL
dustry of that state. Under the schedu
of freiehts established by the law, I'll
freight for a box of raisins from San Fral
cisco to New York is 20 cents; Will
raisins put UP in the grape growing coul
tries of Europe can be laid down in Sa
4 Francisco Tor five cents. but fcrthis oil
elimination against cur own products, tt
foreign productions would soon have bee
driven oct of this country altogether.
Judge Jackson, OF the United Stat
Court, has decided the important land ca
of Caperton and others against Rich al
Others. by which the heirs OF the Ho
Allen 7. Caperton are put IN possessl
of Ga, 900 acres of lard in Webster count
AS long ago as 1881 large tracts OF land
Webster and other counties had been pc
miLted TO drop from the commissioner
books. In 1860 John 3. Shreyes formed
plan. whic. the court condemned as lllee
and eensured the State officers for havi
favored it. by which he got possession
these lands. This suit was forthe purpo
of dispossessiDg the holders of this Cap
ton tract who OBJ. aimed it from Shreves.
The annual report of the Norfolk al
Western Railroad Company has just be
completed. It states that 23S miles
track, and ninty six miles of sidings We
in operation by the company al the close
the past year. The gross earnings for
wear were S.. 252 oscar the operating {
pense ST. $50 900. leaving net earnings
81. 291. l47, adding So ,303 dividends and
terest received from the Roanoke Machi
Works, and deducting 81 1893 1855 intert
charges the surplus for the year was SIS
664. This shows an increase in gross cal
ings as compared with 1885 OF $3.50, 1856, a
of net earnings of $lG9,3lS. The earnin
from local traffic i'll 1880 were fltty-SeS
per cent, of the total, and last year III
were seventy-two percent. The compa
has. constructed several short branches
coke ovens IN the. vicinity of its line.
as result forty new oyens have be
erected, and over 900 more are under c'
tract. The report treats at length OF
mineral resources of the country along
line. of the arrangements with connectl
lines, and the improvements in the COM
ny's equipment. The annual meeting v
be held in Roanoke, Va. on May A.
We have the satisfaction of gettingey
with Europe sometimes. They send o.
to America their bogus dukes and ears
marry our oirls. and in this line they hi